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matthuggins··on Dad says Google Maps shows son's dead body
They must have changed it, because I'm not seeing it.
matthuggins··on Bitcoin broke $700 ($750 at this moment)
But how many more weeks before it comes crashing down?
matthuggins··on Google Play Music on the App Store
Is "Radio" supposed to be Rdio?
matthuggins··on Apple maps: how Google lost when everyone thought it had won
I have an Android, and my wife has an iPhone. Recently, my phone was dead, and my wife had to pull up directions for me on Apple Maps. For most of the ride, I had a very tough time with Apple Maps.

The biggest 3 problems for me with Apple Maps were that: 1) the map was zoomed in too far so I couldn't tell what turns were coming up; 2) as far as I could tell, there was no textual representation of how far I needed to go on the current road or which direction my next turn would be; 3) dragging the map is not a "thing" in Apple Maps. I like to be able to drag the map to look ahead at the route, and Apple just doesn't let you do that. You can only pivot around your current GPS position, and since you're already zoomed in too far, it doesn't help at all.

Apple may have "won" in the sense that they have claimed a lot of usage share, but from the perspective of a satisfied Google Maps user, I certainly feel like the end user has lost.

matthuggins··on Another Model S fire
Here's the Google cache mirror since the site seems to be down: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:www.tes...
matthuggins··on Font Combiner – improvements to free web fonts
Can't see a difference, other than a slight change in spacing between letters. Maybe the site should explain what I'm supposed to be looking for since it's not obvious? As it stands, there's no explanation about what changes, and there's no real visible difference. Why would I use this?
matthuggins··on Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Circle and Lavabit
Came to say the exact same thing, I can't upvote this enough. It makes it sound negative, similar to the phrase "black hat".
matthuggins··on Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Circle and Lavabit
I am willing to bet you are in the minority though. :)
matthuggins··on Why You Shouldn't Interrupt a Programmer
The original page 503'd for me as well, and I wouldn't have known that the imgur link was a mirror if it wasn't for the replies to it (since I just Cmd+F "mirror" to find this).
matthuggins··on DMCA takedown on GPL-copyrighted code
Also some info about the plugin. As the post stands, I have no idea what this is in reference to.
matthuggins··on Animation to Explain CSS Triangles
I can't stand the w3 docs sometimes. After reading that section about `symbol`, I still have no clue what it is or how to use it.
matthuggins··on Lavabit needs your help to fight for the right to keep emails private
Yeah, there is basically zero info on where the money is going, I don't know how people (especially people unfamiliar with Lavabit) are going to be encouraged to contribute.
matthuggins··on BackgroundCheck
Didn't seem to do anything. I'm on Chrome 29.0.1547.65.

Edit: I tried again, this time releasing the elements. It sounded like it should be live updating as I'm dragging in the description, but it's only when you DROP the elements, not DRAG the elements.

matthuggins··on Your name is way too long for your ID
I love the level of ignorance in the comments on that article. e.g.:

> I doubt she can even pronounce it.

or:

> I am surprised her first name is Janice? She should change it to IamsofullofmyselfbecauseIamsospecialbecauseImarriedahawainman.

...and the list goes on. Just because your heritage has shorter names or names that don't sound anything like hers doesn't mean your culture is "right" or something. People need to learn to be more open-minded.

matthuggins··on How We Created a Fake Vodka Brand to Promote Our Startup
Sorry this is totally off-topic, but I love the background music for the video. Can you share whose remix that is?
matthuggins··on Show HN: Sketch, connect and simulate gears and chains
Same problem on my Galaxy Nexus, I tried all combinations of placing a belt, and it just wouldn't work.
matthuggins··on RubyWarrior - Bloc
Huh, how about that.
matthuggins··on RubyWarrior - Bloc
Haha, I didn't play long enough to realize all the methods ended with a bang, this is awesome.
matthuggins··on RubyWarrior - Bloc
Cool idea, but I don't think it makes sense for there to be both a Player class and a warrior object. They seem like they are/should be one in the same. At the very least, I think behind the scenes, the Player class should look more like this such that the warrior object is always available, and I don't need to pass it around from method to method that I define. e.g.:

    class Player
      attr_reader :warrior

      def initialize(warrior)
        @warrior = warrior
      end

      def play_turn
        # I can now access `warrior` here or in any other methods I write
      end
    end
matthuggins··on Facebook wins right to police “face-” trademark prefix
And I would not.
matthuggins··on Yahoo’s Recently Acquired Task Tracking Service Astrid Will Go Dark On August 5
I just downloaded Astrid for the first time about 2 months ago. It's the only to-do app that I've consistently used. It's a shame to have received an email this morning about them closing their doors.
matthuggins··on Petition to pardon Edward Snowden reaches 100,000 signatures
On an unrelated note, does anyone know how to update their info on petitions.whitehouse.gov? My displayed city is three years old on there.
matthuggins··on How I Got Fired from the Job I Invented
Google cache mirror: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:aroundt...
matthuggins··on If you didn't cancel the credit card you used for linode.com, now is the time
I canceled my card the day I saw the issue relating to linode.com. I'm glad I did!
matthuggins··on Zynga Shuts Down OMGPOP One Year After Acquiring It For $200M
What developer who opted out of what?
matthuggins··on Ask HN: where can I buy custom icons for use in my mobile app?
I thought they just did logos, but I'll take a second look. I'll probably end up needing about 100 icons, so this may end up being too expensive for me. Thanks!
matthuggins··on Ask HN: where can I buy custom icons for use in my mobile app?
Will do, thanks!
matthuggins··on Builders bulldoze Mayan Pyramid
I hate humans. I hope we go extinct.
matthuggins··on Show HN: I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo
Saw this on reddit a few days ago. You could make a lot more money with it by making it a hosted solution and charging monthly/yearly.
matthuggins··on Social Roulette has a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account
Simple misunderstanding that I made as well until I read your comment chain.
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